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The Mexicans and Canadians have shown the world how to handle Trump; play to his ego and get concessions for things they are already doing while making it look like Trump won.
Trump is boasting that Mexico and Canada buckled to his 25% tariff after a head-spinning clash with America’s largest trading partners.
At least for now, Mexico and Canada have outsmarted Trump by bolstering border security with measures already underway or that can easily be carried out.
I love that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau twisted Trump’s ego to back off for 30 days. They obviously figured out that he hates bad press and hates spooking the stock market even more.
All that, no doubt, played a role in Trump agreeing Monday to hold back on imposing a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods if those countries don’t stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration, which are just an excuse for Trump’s bigger endgame....
...Canada had already laid out some of those border security measures and threw a few other things into the mix to please Trump.
And Mexico had already been doing Trump’s dirty work on immigration.
Mexican President Sheinbaum got key concession from Trump
Back in 2019, then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador deployed thousands of soldiers to Mexico’s southern border to crack down on migrants heading to the United States.
....Furthermore, Sheinbaum said Trump has agreed to combat the flow of high-powered weapons illegally smuggled into Mexico, which the cartels use for their drug and human trafficking and the terrible violence there.
Trump didn’t mention that as part of the deal in his social media post, but if it’s true, that means Sheinbaum got an important concession. Don’t forget that Mexico is suing U.S. gunmakers over weapons smuggled into the country.
Mexico and Canada outsmarted Trump in his trade war. He still thinks he won. | Opinion
This trade war isn't over, but for now, Mexico and Canada got off light, escaping Trump's 25% tariffs while agreeing to easy border actions.
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Mexico and Canada outsmarted Trump in his trade war. He still thinks he won.
It’s not clear whether Mexico and Canada played President Donald Trump in his tariffs war, but it sure seems so – at least, temporarily.Trump is boasting that Mexico and Canada buckled to his 25% tariff after a head-spinning clash with America’s largest trading partners.
At least for now, Mexico and Canada have outsmarted Trump by bolstering border security with measures already underway or that can easily be carried out.
I love that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau twisted Trump’s ego to back off for 30 days. They obviously figured out that he hates bad press and hates spooking the stock market even more.
All that, no doubt, played a role in Trump agreeing Monday to hold back on imposing a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods if those countries don’t stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration, which are just an excuse for Trump’s bigger endgame....
...Canada had already laid out some of those border security measures and threw a few other things into the mix to please Trump.
And Mexico had already been doing Trump’s dirty work on immigration.
Mexican President Sheinbaum got key concession from Trump
Back in 2019, then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador deployed thousands of soldiers to Mexico’s southern border to crack down on migrants heading to the United States.
....Furthermore, Sheinbaum said Trump has agreed to combat the flow of high-powered weapons illegally smuggled into Mexico, which the cartels use for their drug and human trafficking and the terrible violence there.
Trump didn’t mention that as part of the deal in his social media post, but if it’s true, that means Sheinbaum got an important concession. Don’t forget that Mexico is suing U.S. gunmakers over weapons smuggled into the country.
